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August 2007

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08/31/2007 Reilujen ruusujen myynti on tuonut runsaat hyödyt tuottajille ja nyt Suomessa myytävien Reilun kaupan kukkien valikoima laajenee neilikoihin. Ruokakapoissa myytävät Reilun kaupan kukat ovat arkipäiväistäneet suomalaisten kukkien kulutusta, kun niitä voi ostaa niitä tavallisen kauppareissun yhteydessä.
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From: Reilun kaupan edistämisyhdistys
Related: [Finland] [Consumption] [Trade]
08/30/2007 Cheap school uniforms sold in major UK supermarkets are being produced by women workers in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka earning as little as five pence (10 US cents) per hour and working over 70 hours per week, according to a new report.
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From: ActionAid UK
Related: [Bangladesh] [Sri Lanka] [United Kingdom]
Anna Politkovskaya
08/29/2007 After the weekend's arrests, Novaya Gazeta, newspaper of murdered Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, responds to the news, and outlines how it sees the investigation in to the killing of its reporter.
From: Index on Censorship
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Related: [Russian Federation]
Image: Anna Politkovskaya
Anna Politkovskaya.
08/28/2007 Ten suspects have been arrested in the October 2006 assassination in Moscow of investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya.
From: Committee to Protect Journalists
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Related: [Russian Federation]
Image: Anna Politkovskaya. © Amnesty International USA
08/28/2007 Ruotsi uudistaa kehityspolitiikkaansa ja keskittyy Afrikan köyhyyden vähentämiseen. Toinen vahva alue on lähialueyhteistyö Itä-Euroopassa. Kahdenvälinen kehitysyhteistyö suunnataan jatkossa 33 maahan aikaisemman 70 maan sijasta.
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From: Ulkoministeriö
Related: [Sweden] [International Cooperation]
Ecotricity
08/26/2007 A free day out in the park with a wealth of information on sustainable urban living, health and energy, with speakers, poets, great DJs, craft and campaign stalls, music, local food, activities for kids and live acts all powered by working examples of renewable energy. It's the Urban Green Fair, London, 9 September.
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Related: [United Kingdom]
Image: Ecotricity
08/24/2007 The Commission has adopted a proposal to select systems for mobile satellite services at European level. If adopted by the European Parliament and the EU Council of Telecom Ministers, this new selection mechanism will allow innovative services, such as mobile TV, broadband data and emergency communications to develop smoothly throughout Europe as of 2009.
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Related: [Capacity Building] [Communication] [ICT] [Media]
08/24/2007 WWF:n Tukholmassa julkaiseman selvityksen mukaan Itämeren suojelutoimissa on laajasti epäonnistuttu. Suomi sijoittui vertailussa häntäpäähän yhdessä Puolan, Ruotsin, Viron ja Venäjän kanssa.
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From: WWF Suomi
Related: [Northern Europe] [Oceans]
08/23/2007 A British court's bar on the return of asylum-seekers to the Democratic Republic of Congo until it was proved safe to do so was welcomed by the Refugee Council. which said the case should never have gone to court.
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From: Refugee Council
Related: [Democratic Republic of the Congo] [United Kingdom]
08/23/2007 Amnesty International sets out its policy on sexual and reproductive rights following a clash with the Vatican over abortion for rape victims, which the Vatican opposes.
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From: Amnesty International - International Secretariat
Related: [Holy See]
08/23/2007 Suomen talouden nopea kasvu on johtanut siihen, että ulkoasiainministeriön talousarvioesitykseen ehdottama 825,9 miljoonaa euroa ei riitä nostamaan kehitysyhteistyövarojen bruttokansantulotasoa. Ulkomaankauppa- ja kehitysministeri Paavo Väyrysen mukaan tarvittaisiin vielä 25,9 miljoonaa euroa lisää, jotta suunniteltu 0,45 prosentin BTKL-taso saavutettaisiin.
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From: Kehitysyhteistyön palvelukeskus
Related: [Finland] [International Cooperation]
Image: © Peter Biro / International Rescue Committee
08/23/2007 Maan ystävät, Suomen luonnonsuojeluliitto ja Luonto-Liitto vaativat yhteisessä kannanotossaan ilmastonmuutoksen nostamista Suomen kehityspolitiikan painopistealueeksi. Järjestöjen mukaan ilmastonmuutokseen ja köyhyyteen liittyvien ongelmien yhtäaikainen ratkaiseminen on ainoa keino turvata kansalaisten hyvinvointi ja ympäristön tila globaalilla tasolla.
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From: Maan ystävät
Related: [Finland] [Climate Change]
Angela Merkel, the first female Chancellor of Germany.
08/23/2007 Despite countless global impediments to women's political participation and representation, activists are working tirelessly to secure unbiased opportunities for election and equal rates of political representation for women and men alike.
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From: OneWorld US
Related: [South Asia] [Albania] [Kenya] [Nepal] [Rwanda] [Sweden] [Tanzania ] [Civil Rights] [Gender] [Activism] [Democracy] [Governance]
Image: Angela Merkel, the first female Chancellor of Germany. © North-South Centre of the Council of Europe
08/22/2007 John Stewart - banned from taking part in the recent climate change protest at London's Heathrow Airport by a court injunction won by airport operator BAA - reflects on the success of fellow campaigners in his absence.
From: Index On Censorship
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Related: [United Kingdom]
08/22/2007 Ulkomaankauppa- ja kehitysministeri Paavo Väyrynen haluaa kehityspolitiikan kulmakiveksi kestävän kehityksen ja muuttaa kehitysajattelua globaalin aluepolitiikan suuntaan. Budjettitukea ministeri sen sijaan vierastaa, ilmeni ulkoministeriön keskustelutilaisuudessa.
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From: Kehitysyhteistyön palvelukeskus
Related: [Finland] [Development]
Image: © Winrock International
Livingstone: "London and Venezuela will be exchanging those things in which they are rich to the mutual benefit of both."
08/21/2007 Following a deal between London Mayor Ken Livingstone and the Venezuelan oil company PetrÓleos de Venezuela Europa, a scheme was launched yesterday which will give half-priced bus travel to up to 250,000 low-income Londoners.
From: Mayor of London
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Related: [United Kingdom] [Venezuela]
Image: Livingstone: "London and Venezuela will be exchanging those things in which they are rich to the mutual benefit of both."
 Luol Deng passes on tips to youngsters in South Norwood, the area of London where the former refugee was brought up. © Getty Images
08/21/2007 Chicago Bulls star Luol Deng is back in Britain to try and help his adopted country win a place in the 2012 London Olympics - and support the UN refugee agency's campaign to open up sports and education opportunities for millions of young refugees around the world.
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From: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Related: [Sudan] [United Kingdom]
Image: Luol Deng passes on tips to youngsters in South Norwood, the area of London where the former refugee was brought up. © Getty Images
08/21/2007 Pohjois-Ossetiassa sijaitsevan Beslanin koulu numero 1:n piirityksestä on kulunut kolme vuotta syyskuun alussa. Piirityksessä kuoli 331 henkilöä, heidän joukossaan 186 lasta. Lisäksi 783 ihmistä haavoittui. Venäjän Punaisen Ristin mukaan aupunkilaiset ovat vähitellen toipumassa tragediasta.
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From: Punainen Risti
Related: [Russian Federation] [Children] [Conflict]
08/20/2007 Ilmastomuutosta hillitsevien päästöjen hillitseminen 60 prosentilla vuoteen 2050 mennessä maksaisi Pohjoismaille noin prosentin bruttokansantuotteesta, toteaa Pohjoismaiden ministerineuvoston tilaama raportti.
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From: Ilmastosivut
Related: [Denmark] [Finland] [Iceland] [Norway] [Sweden] [Climate Change]
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